Typewriter attachment



March 17, 1925.

v G. N. MONROE TYPEWRITER ATTACHMENT Filed Aug. 15 r '1924 Patented Mar. 17, 1925.

UNITED STATES GRACE MONROE, 6F LYNGHBURG, VIRGINIA.

TYPEWRITEB ATTACHIJENT.

Application filed August 13, 192%. Serial No. 731,843.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, GRACE N. h/IONROE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lynchburg, in the county of Campbell and State of Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Innorovements in a Typewriter Attachment, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in typewriter attachments and has for its principal object to provide a means whereby a plurality of letter heads in roll form are adapted to be supported in the rear of the platen roller of a typewriter carriage for feeding or delivering the letter heads to the platen, an additional roller being provided for receiving the letter heads in roll form after the same have been typewritten where by considerable time and labor will be saved by a typist. in writing a number of letters.

A further object of the invention is to provide a typewriter attachment of the above mentioned character, which is of such construction as to obviate the necessity of having to place the plain letter sheet in the typewriter after one sheet has been typewritten, the letter heads or sheets being in roll form and separated by perforations whereby the same may be readily separated after each of the letters have been written.

A further object of the invention is to provide a typewriter attachment of the above mentioned character, which is of such construction as not to interfere with the op era-tion of the typewriter or the shifting of the carriage.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a typewriter attachment of the numerals designate like parts throughout the same:

F lgure 1 1s a top plan view of my 1mproved attachment showing the same associated with a typewriter.

Figure 2 is a side elevation thereof, and Figure 3 is the fragmentary rear elevation of the attachment.

In the drawing wherein for the purpose of illustration isshown the preferred embodiment of my invention, the numerals i1 and 2 designate apair of supporting standards which extend upwardly in the rear of a typewriter, which may be of any conven tional construction, and are supported in spaced relation thereto adjacent the end of the same by means of the attaching brackets 3 and 4;. The standards are also, spaced from the ends of the typewriter Ain the manner clearly illustrated in Figure l of the drawing for the purposes hereinafter to be more fully described. Extending trans versely across the standards 1 and 2 and secured at their respective ends thereto are the upper and lower shafts or rods 5 and 6 respectively.

Supported on the lower shaft 6 and adapted for slidable movement thereon is the roll-- er 7'. An arm 8 issecured to one end of the roller 7 and at its opposite end to the carriage B of the typewriter so as to permit the roller 7 to move longitudinally on the;

shaft 6 simultaneously with the sliding movement of the carriage B on the type writer A. Vound around the roller 7 is a roll of paper designated generally bythe numeral 9 and the same comprises a number of letter heads or sheets, each of which is separated from the other by means of perforations and as the same is well known in. the art, a further detailed description thereof is not thought necessary. As is'clearlyillustrated in Figure 2 of the drawing, the roller 7 and the roll of paper'9 thereon is supported on the shaft 6 above the platen C so that the paper may be delivered to the platen in such a manner as to posi' tion each of the letter heads in the proper manner over the platen.

A roller 10 similar to the roller 7 is adapted for slidab-le movement on the upper shaft 5 and operates simultaneously with the rollers 7 on the shaft 6 through. the medium of the connection 11 between one end. of the roller 10 and the outer end of the armS presently described. A sprocket wheel 13 is secured'on one end of the sleeve 12 in the manner as illustrated in Figure 1 and is in alignment with a similar sprocket wheel 14: which is carried by the shaft on which the platen C is mounted. A sprocketchain 15 is trained over the aligningsprocket Wheels 13 and 14 and this construction affords a means whereby the sleeve 12 maybe rotated on the roller 10 simultaneously with the rotation of the platenC caused by the shifting" of the shiftlever'inthe manne'rwe'll knownin the art; The provision of-the sleeve 12 on the roller 10 is to provide a means roe receiving the=latter sheetsafter the same have been typewritten and each of-the sheets wilhbe wound-around the sleeve until-the roll of paper has been exhausted or entirely used up. Forthe purpose ofinitia'lly secur ing the free edge of the roll of paper on the sleeve '12," the spring clips 16 are providedand theconstruction' of the-same-is more clearly illustrated in Figure 1.

The I operation of my; improved I attach ment is obvious from the construction illustrated and it will be readily: understood thata roll of letter head-s may beplacedon the: roller 7 a-ndthe free ends: ofthe roll of paper brought over the platen and attached to the sleeve 12*which isilooselyv mounted on th'ewr'oller 10;- After all of the letter sheets" of the carriage;

While I have-shown preferred embodnnentof my invention, it is to be under-' stood that various changes in the size, shape and arrangement of parts may be resorted to Without departing fromthe' spirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claims; v

Having thus described the invention, wnat I claim is z 1; A typewriter attachment comprising in"- combination with the movable carriage of'a typewriterincluding the platen thereof, a-

pair'of standards secured in spaced relation on'the rear of the typewriter, upper and lower" shafts e-Xtending transversely across the standards, a roller slidable on the lower shaft, meansfor connecting the roller to "the carriage whereby the same is adapted for movement therewith, a roll of perforated paper carried by said roller; said paper adapted to-extend" over the platen, an ad-- ditio'nal roller supported on theupper shaft and'disposed above the-platen, a connection between the roller on the upper shaft and the roller on the. lower shaft whereby the same are adapted for simultaneous sliding movement on the respective shafts, and means carried by the roller on the upper shaft for receiving the free end of the roll of paper and around which the same is adapted to be wound, n ieans-being associated with the last mentioned means and the platen-for rota-tingthe roller on-the upper: shaft simultaneously with the: rotation of I the platen;

2; A typewriter attachment comprising in, combinationwith-the movable carriage of a.

typewriter and including the platenthereof, a pair of standards supported in spaced irelationon the rear of'the typewriter,upper and lower shafts supported transversely on the standards, a roller slidably' mounted on the lower shaft, a connection between the roller and the carriagegia rollof perforated. paper on said roller; sai'dlpaper adapted to entendioverithe platen, a roller slidably supported on the uppershaft and disposed above the'iplaten, a connection'b'etweenthe u pper roller and lower-1 roller-whereby the s'ame'are adapted for] simultaneous: sliding 1 movement on? the I'BSPBCUVQ" shafts,-i a sleeve loosely mounted onthe upper roller' and providing:

ameans for: receivingtthe free" end of: the roll of paper and over Wlll'Cl'l'tll'BvSHiH-lG'UlS adapted to be wound; i and means for rotating the sleeve simultaneously. with the rotae tion 'offth'e platen. v

3. A typewriter attachment comprising in combination with" the movable carriage of a typewriter and including" theplaten thereof, a pairof standards supported in spaced relation 'on the rear of the typewriter, upper and lower shafts supported transversely on the. standards, a'ro'l'ler slidably'mounted on the lower shaft, a connection between the roller and the carriage, aroll of'p'crfoiated paperonsaid roller, said paper adapted to extend-over the platen, a roller 'sl-idably sup; portedon the uppershaft and disposed above the platen, a connectionibetweenthc upper. roller and lower roller whereby the same are adapted forsimultaneous sliding m'ovement'on the respective sh'afts,-a sleeve loosely. mounted on the upper roller and providing a means-for receiving the free end of the roll of paper and over whi clrthe same is-adapted to be wound, means for rotating the sleeve simultaneously withthe rotation:

of the platen, said means comprising a sprocket wheel carriedi by the upporrroller, an aliningsprocket associated with the platen,and a sprocket-chain trained over said sprocket wheel,

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature.

GRACE N. MONROE. 

